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mebamonster

03-07-2003, 06:27 AM

Hello everyone! I am currently trying to set up blend shapes for a poly model so that I can create facial animation in Maya. I am a 3D Studio Max user and am trying to adjust to the switch to Maya. I am addicted to the use of soft selection in 3dsMax for this purpose and am desperately trying to find a way to do the same in Maya. I am aware that there are clusters and wire deformers and such..but what I am really looking for is a way to simply grab any vertice that I want and control a falloff of influence from it.
If any of you know of a free solution to my problem, I would be very very grateful.

wrend

03-07-2003, 06:49 AM

watch the tweak thread, in the meantime you might use clay dough's script ...have a look on highend3d. magnets.

ceql

03-07-2003, 06:49 AM

The claydough scripts are meant to be like a softselect :)

http://www.macvizion.com/Claydough/Docs/clayDoughNotes/clayDoughNotes.html

I haven't tested it yet tho...

edit: opps! wrend got a reply in first ;)

mebamonster

03-07-2003, 06:53 AM

Thank you!!! thank you!!! thank you!!! You guys are my heroes! Downloading now..... :)

ceql

03-07-2003, 06:59 AM

nps ;)

mmm, I just dl'ed it too, it's neat! :D

tubby

03-07-2003, 07:32 AM

me too, I'm so happy :beer:

paultheplumber

03-18-2003, 07:36 AM

You might also want to look at Maya's built-in Proportional Modification Tool. See your local help files for details.

antweiler

03-18-2003, 08:40 AM

Theres also a new free plugin by imre tuske called xySoftpeak, imho cooler than MAXs Softselektion.
should be available at highend3d.com, but somehow doesnt work on all machines :annoyed:

anty

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